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color:#1F497D'>Wow, I am thrilled and humble but really pleased! Thank
you Anne. Wow. I never thought I would ever win this. This is so much
fun! Yay! I’m honoured, everyone. I guess the next thing is to set it to
music. I’ll have to see about that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Esther<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anne A Hiha<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 24, 2009 8:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSLIST] OSLIST POETRY CELEBRATION AND CONTEST: August 2009 -
New Poet Laureate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Drum roll please<br>
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Hear ye, hear yea<br>
The virtual dot mountains have been measured and<br>
It is my honour and privilege to announce that<br>
The new Poet Laureate of the OSLIST is <b>Esther Ewing</b>.<br>
<br>
For her poignant poem, 'Pondering Open Space.'<br>
<br>
<br>
Congratulations Esther and a deep bow to you! <br>
It is my pleasure to place the virtual laurel upon your head and wish you well in OSLIST poetry for the next 6 months or so. <br>
Enjoy your reign!<br>
<br>
The sticky dot mountain measurements are available on request.<br>
<br>
Here are the poems again, below, with the authors' names attached. <br>
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who wrote, and everyone who read, and voted. <br>
Again we were endowed with a wonderful collection of poems that we enjoyed. <br>
<br>
Poet Laureate October 2008 over and out.<br>
<br>
Anne A Hiha<br>
>From calm and cloudy Napier<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Poem 1 by Lisa Heft</b><br>
<br>
I invite you to share a dream of mine<br>
and join me at WOSonOS 2009<br>
As we share our learning in every way<br>
in a beautiful city called Taipei.<br>
<br>
We will stretch and learn and run around the place<br>
as we explore and share in Open Space.<br>
‘Li hau ba’ the Host Team will say to us<br>
(that’s ‘Hello’ in Taiwanese to the rest of us)<br>
<br>
‘Ni hau’ we’ll reply as we’ll learn to say<br>
(that’s ‘Hello’ also in a Taiwanese way).<br>
We’ll announce our topics without reservations,<br>
co-creating an agenda of great conversations.<br>
<br>
Any issue or topic you are passionate about - <br>
you’ll find others who care, without a doubt.<br>
We’ll share some thoughts and pose some questions<br>
as we butterfly and bumblebee between the sessions.<br>
<br>
The Law of Two Feet will take us ‘round the place,<br>
including Global Village Marketplace<br>
and Silent Auction so we can buy<br>
each others’ pretty things and I’ll tell you why:<br>
<br>
Each year we raise funds in currency and coin as<br>
we share our resources so others can join us.<br>
So pack along something from village or city<br>
with a few extra dollars to buy something pretty.<br>
<br>
Each day we will re-open space and have fun,<br>
each night we’ll celebrate and enjoy Taiwan.<br>
We’ll take notes as we go through our dynamic meetings<br>
to co-create our own Book of Proceedings.<br>
<br>
We’ll share about culture and get inspiration<br>
exploring ideas about facilitation.<br>
We’ll learn and grow and our skills will increase<br>
in the use of this method for practicing peace,<br>
<br>
for meetings and forums, idea creation,<br>
strategy, planning, conflict transformation,<br>
in businesses, governments and communities -<br>
to explore complex issues and discover opportunities.<br>
<br>
So if you think ‘Could I come too? How?’<br>
Say it out loud and make a vow.<br>
Gather your resources - soon you’ll say ‘Wow!’<br>
Join us in Taiwan: register now! <br>
<br>
<b><br>
<br>
Poem 2 by Alex Iglacia</b><br>
<br>
it is windy each day inside open space<br>
the wild wild west of this me-we place<br>
with hearts breaking open to all that can be<br>
and minds sparking new thoughts and possibility<br>
<br>
we are blowing my mind as i sit on my bum<br>
humming drum a drum drum, and my heartbeat goes yum<br>
and attention shifts outward forming circular sums<br>
and trust bends back blindingly, following meaningful crumbs<br>
<br>
i am clear that the path you and i bow to is near<br>
in fact we're right on it right now and right here<br>
playfully working and working at play<br>
opening to each other, in space every day.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Poem 3 by Nancy McPhee<br>
<br>
Deep bow for open space</b><br>
<br>
Daring<br>
Effervescent<br>
Elegant <br>
Profound<br>
<br>
Beautiful<br>
Open <br>
World.<br>
<br>
Wisdom<br>
Offers<br>
Bounty<br>
<br>
Pleasure<br>
Essence<br>
Every <br>
Day.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Poem 4 by Esther Ewing<br>
<br>
Pondering Open Space</b><br>
<br>
I sit and wonder,<br>
Why am I here?<br>
What can I contribute?<br>
<br>
Patience, my soul answers.<br>
Patience, and wait.<br>
All will come clear.<br>
<br>
Other voices rise and fall,<br>
Puzzled, but accepting,<br>
Quietly I wait...<br>
<br>
Ah, it comes to me:<br>
Some contribute by speaking,<br>
Others by being the deep, cool pool into which they make a splash.<br>
<br>
I listen to their talking,<br>
And gradually, patiently, I understand.<br>
<br>
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